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Presidential elections were held in Iran on 12 June 2009, [1] [2] with incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad running against three challengers. The next morning the Islamic Republic News Agency, Iran's news agency, announced that with two-thirds of the votes counted, Ahmadinejad had won the election with 62% of the votes cast, [3] and that Mir-Hossein Mousavi had received 34% of the votes cast.
The 2009 Royal Rumble was the 22nd annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brand divisions. The event took place on January 25, 2009, at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan.
The 2009 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 49th in the National Football League (NFL) and their fourth under head coach Brad Childress.The Vikings improved upon their 10–6 record and defended their NFC North title from 2008, their first successful defense of a divisional title since they won six NFC Central titles in a row between 1973 and 1978.
Jenson Button, the 2009 World Champion, drove for Brawn GP Sebastian Vettel, finished runner-up behind Button by eleven points, in his first year with Red Bull Rubens Barrichello (pictured in 2010), finished third in the championship. The 2009 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 63rd season of FIA Formula One motor racing.
The 2009 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2009 season.As the 105th [1] edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff contested between the Philadelphia Phillies, champions of the National League (NL) and defending World Series champions, and the New York Yankees, champions of the American League (AL).
Binibining Pilipinas 2009 was the 46th edition of Binibining Pilipinas.It took place at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines on March 7, 2009.
David Brabham (pictured) and Scott Sharp won the LMP1 class title for Patrón Highcroft Racing.. The 2009 American Le Mans Series season was the 39th season for the IMSA GT Championship, with it being the eleventh season with the American Le Mans Series moniker.
The 2009 Indian general election in Bihar were held for 40 seats with the state going to polls in the first four phases of the general elections.The major contenders in the state were the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), Indian National Congress and the Fourth Front.